Modelling in Science Lessons: Are There Better Ways to Learn With Models?

School Science and Mathematics

Volumn 98, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 420-429

  Harrison, Allan G ^a   Treagust, David F ^b  

^a CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 0002002864     PISSN: 00366803     EISSN: 19498594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1949-8594.1998.tb17434.x     Document Type: Article

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